Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Executive Board
Elect 2 Clergy and 4 Lay for a 3 year term. The Rev. John Hardie, Rector,
St. Mark’s, Corpus Christi
Description of duties: The Executive Board is required Qualifications: John has been
to meet two times a year, but occasionally meets more a rector in our diocese for 22
often. The board functions in a way similar to a parish years. He understands the
vestry, including preparing the diocesan budget and sub- budget, the processes, and how
mitting it to Council for approval. The Executive Board funding affects various minis-
appoints several departments and committees, including tries and entities.
the Finance Department and the Nominating Com- Local Church Activities:
mittee. The Executive Board approves the designations Rector
regarding the World Mission funding opportunities (line Community Activities:
1b). Members of the Executive Board serve as liaisons to Pharaoh Valley Neighbor-
the various departments and commissions of the diocese. hood Association; Director of
A knowledge of (and experience in) ministries repre- Friends of the King’s Forest
senting the breadth of the diocese is an asset to persons Diocesan Activities: Camp Capers Dean; Standing Com-
who serve on the Executive Board. At the same time, a mittee; appointed to Evangelism Committee; Spiritual
willingness to engage in diocesan ministry and learn of Director on several Cursillos; Board of Examining Chap-
the breadth of the diocese is the most basic requirement lains; Dean of Southern Convocation
for service on the Executive Board. Nominated by: Vestry of St. Mark’s, Corpus Christi
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Mr. Charles William Community Activities: Board member - Kendall County
Downing, St. Philip’s, Uvalde Women’s Shelter (5 years), member of Open Table,
Local Church Activities: Boerne ISD Concessions Chair, San Antonio Red Cross
Vestry, previous member of Logistics Chair for SA Katrina evacuees
Vestry at St. John’s, McAllen Diocesan Activities: Evangelism Committee (appointed),
Community Activities: Environmental Stewardship Commission, Council del-
Secretary, Uvalde Country egate 16 times
Club Board of Directors; Nominated by: Interim Rector, St. Francis, San Antonio
Secretary, Uvalde County Bar
Association Mr. Jason Louis,
Nominated by: Nominating Committee All Saints’, Corpus Christi
Qualifications: Jason cur-
Mr. Rodney Hart, rently serves on the Vestry at
St. Mark’s, Corpus Christi All Saints’ in Corpus Christi
Qualifications: Rodney is a and will be entering the third
wise, consensus builder with year when these elections oc-
many years experience serv- cur. He would like to take the
ing clients as an engineer and knowledge and experience
consultant in estate planning from working with that single
and banking. parish to the diocese. He does
Local Church Activities: not have experience on so large a scale but brings a desire
Senior Warden, Vestry, Lay to learn and allow the Spirit to guide him. He made it his
reader, Eucharistic Minister goal on Vestry to serve as many groups as possible in or-
Community Activities: Nueces County Hospital District, der to better understand the workings within the parish.
Walk to Emmaus, Nueces County Livestock show, volun- Local Church Activities: Lay reader, church school,
teer coach for youth for many years Council delegate
Diocesan Activities: Nominating Committee, appointed Community Activities: Corpus Christi Chorale, Vice
to Mustang Island Development Committee, appointed President; Education for Ministry; volunteered at Texas
to Bishop’s Task Force on the Budget, Cursillo, delegate to State Aquarium
Diocesan Council Nominated by: The Rev. Jonathan Wickham, Rector,
Nominated by: Rector and Vestry, St. Mark’s, Corpus All Saints’, Corpus Christi
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Dr. Elizabeth Manning,
Mrs. Michele Koch, Church of the Holy Spirit,
St. Francis, San Antonio Dripping Springs
Qualifications: Michele has Qualifications: Elizabeth has
served the diocese in a number knowledge of and a love for the
of roles including Environmen- Diocese of West Texas, with
tal Stewardship Commission past service and dedication to
and Evangelism Committee. the diocese. She is a life-long
As a faithful diocesan delegate learner/worker, and is collabor-
for 16 years, she has seen the ative, supportive, and positive.
breadth and depth of what our Local Church Activities: Vestry, Junior Warden; Council
diocese offers in ministry and mission. She has a strong delegate; Open Table; Education for Ministry; mission to
financial background and has served on the finance com- Piedras Negras; lay reader; teacher of children’s forma-
mittee for St. Francis for eight years. She is a professional tion; DOK at large
bookkeeper and has experience managing finances for Community Activities: Lakeway Painters, retired educa-
several non-profits. Michele is a natural leader, has deep tors book club, former trustee school board, reading
faith in Christ, and is an outspoken advocate for social volunteer, UT Forum Executive Board
justice and compassion issues.
Local Church Activities: Vestry, lay reader, Lay Eucharis- Continued on next page.
tic Minister, volunteer Youth Director, Communications
chair
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Diocesan Activities: Discernment Committee, former
Executive Board, Nominating Committee, Bishop’s Ad-
dress Committee, Congregational Development Com-
mittee, Bishop Reed’s Sabbatical Committee
Nominated by: The Rev. Chris Caddell, Rector, Church
of the Holy Spirit, Dripping Springs